England has already qualified for the tournament that will take place this winter as their hosts Qatar stand accused of exploiting migrant workers since being awarded the World Cup by FIFA in 2010.
England manager Gareth Southgate has rejected calls to boycott the
Asked if his England team would consider boycotting the World Cup as a form of protest, Southgate said: ‘I don’t really know what that would achieve. ‘Should we protest against Qatar as a country or a specific issue? If it is Qatar as a country we are intertwined as we have seen with Russia.‘We have all sorts of investment in our countries. Are we all going to stop shopping at Sainsbury’s? The Shard. All sorts of property investment. We are in such a complex world of deals, as we have seen with Saudi Arabia.
The Three Lions boss added: ‘I don’t think that is a decision the players or myself can make [to boycott]. ‘Whatever we do, we are going to be criticised, we are going to try and do our best. We have got to use our voice in the right way at the right time. But there are lots of other issues that we are all dealing with.’
‘I’d obviously heard quite a lot of stories in the media anyway but it is hard to know what is true and exactly what is going on,’ Henderson said.‘But when we were given the briefing the other day it is quite shocking and disappointing… it’s horrendous really when you look at some of the issues that have been happening there.
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